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( T h e d i l u t e
v h L 31— NO. 7 PUBLISHED BY ASSO CIATED STU DENTS AT FLAGSTAFf, A R IZ O N A TUESDAY. A U G U ST 31, 1943 LEGION CLUB OPENS SEPT. 1
FORMAL OPENING TOMORROW
ELEBRATES COMPLETION
* i J U L U L
PINE
NEEDLES
4 i i i J L i
By Midgs
If you tee a man around the
campus that without a doubt could
be labelled “ the happiest man in
ihe world," you can bet your life
it is Papa Mehlenbacher.
The professor was presented with
a six-pound baby girl Saturday
morning at the Flagstaff Hospital.
The baby has been named after its
two grandmothers, Ju lia Mary.
Commander Fine asked us to ask
vou to bring down the pennants of
your old Alma Maters to decorate
the Legion Club. So you had better
setnd an S. 0. S. home for the pen­nant
of Pottawatami U. and see if
you can’s get the first one up at
the new club.
Pictured above is the opening scene from “ Boots on Parade” which was preseent-ed
by members of the V-12 Nava) Training Unit, here at A.S.T.C. on August 26 & 27
If you want to keep posted on
mistakes, misprints, ana various
other incidentals that appear in the
Pine and that shouldn't be there,
just read Pine Needles and we will
not only point out the mistakes,
but we shall also print our apolo­gies.
The first apology goes to Pvt.
Joe Stacey. U.S.M.C. An article
appeared last week on the sports
page which was about Joe, but the
printed got a little fussed with
Turley’s writing. The result— they
rave Joe a by-line. We’re sorry
Joe—but it wa sa well-written
story. You should have been proud
when people said you wrote i t
An English dancer says sleeping
out of doors makes one beautiful.
At least we’re able to account for
the charming appearance of the
average hobo that rides Santa Fe
through Flagstaff.
We heard the other day that the
U. S. has three armies. One fight­ing,
one training and one on fur­lough.
To the entire cast of "Boots on
Parade" should go the honor of dis­tinction.
It was a big success, but
we have one suggestion — don’t
make us wait too long before we
have another performance from
you gentlement of the theatre.
Playgoer Reviews
"Boots on Parade"
. The speech has been spoken, the
song has been sung. Now all that
is left is a smudge of greasepaint
behind the ear, and a lively mem­ory
of a highly successful presen­tation.
The Navy-Marine Variety Show,
“Boots on Parade,” presented last
week-end, has not only left the men
of the base and the townsfolk all
rosy cheeked in glee, but what’s
more, the officcr who can’t be
heard in the rear, and the officcr
who’s always talking on ‘matters.’
and the officer who carries a sack
of potatoes around with him, liked
it too.
Effective Production
In the opinion of the Playgoer,
the reason the production was so
effective was due to the following
factors: the excellence of the words
and music, both In composition and
in presentation; the talent display­ed
by Pvta. Dick Rice and Bob
Sianger, especially manifest in the
Naval Organization scene; the
Kifted Diano-fingere of Val Heeg-ler,
A.S., and K urt Miller, A.S., the
■ < nsatility of Master of Ceremon­ies
John Meyers, A.S., and Comed­ian
Jack Rooklyn, A. S.; the in­genuity
of A rt Director Bill
P.oesch, A.S., apparent in the Bal
lot Burlesque; the helpful sugges­tions
offered by Captain K irt Nor-t-.
n, Lt. Edward L. Smith, and Dr.
Lynn; and the wholehearted co­operation
rendered Producer Bill
Stocking, A.S., and Director Pvt.
Paul Minchin by all members of
the chorus, ballet, orchestra, play-writes,
business department, under
Dannv Vadala, A.S., and the stage
crew headed by P v t Denny Robert­son.
The men of the V-12 have done a
wonderful job and the showman­ship
was or the finest caliber.
And quoting a lyric Tfrom "Boots
on Parade" we say “i t has done
justice to the Navy and the Ma­rine*.
Tallest Trainee
To Be Featured
On Band Program
Members of Platoon 1 . Company
A, of both the Navy and Marine
Corps contingents will take part in
the eighth in the series of twilight
band concerts. These concerts are
presented by the Lumberjack con­cert
band every Wednesday eve­ning
at 19.10 under the direction of
J . Alfred Anderson, band instruc-
- tor.
During the playing of the Navy
and Marine anthems, members of
these platoons will present march­ing
routines.
Also featured on this week’s pro­gram
will be Miss Lililan Dietz-man
who will perform a balancing
routine to Strauss’ “ Blue Danube’’
waltz. Calvin Greer, cornetist, will
solo in "Indian Love Call" by
Friml.
Val Heegler, A.S.. will direct the
band for the playing of “ Sjempiir
Paratus” anthem of the Coast
Gtfard. The Marine and Navy
anthems will be directed by Pvt.
Jaines W. Crapser and Wayne W.
Bryant, A.S., respectively
Comdr. Homer
Tells Rotary
Of Sea Power
Im portance Upon
H istory Extolled
A t Tuesday Lunch
Sea power is still one of
the most important war in­fluences
upon history, despite
the rise of air power.
That was the consensus of
Commander R. B. Horner,
new commandant at ASTC’s
V-12 unit, Tuesday at the
weekly Rotary luncheon when
he spoke on the "Influence of
Sea Power Upon History.” He
also gave data on V-12 units
and their aim.
To prove his point, Comdr. Hor­ner
cited ancient history of B. C.
ages and then followed important
, naval engagements up through
modern times, showing how sea
power influenced history. He' used
• Captain Mahon's 19th century
I book, “The Influence of Sea Powei
jU pon History,” as the text of his
i speech.
Examples 1 Decisive examples of sea power's
. , , v, i influence upon history cited by
Seventy-seven thousand Naxv Comdr Horner Were:
V-12 students reported for active | W hen the-British fleet defeated
duty July 1 at 131 colleges and urn j thp Spanish Armada in 1588.
versities and 81 medical and dental , hence M ving EnR|amj : Lord Ad-schools
throughout the nation, ac- niirBj Horatio Nelson's victory over
cocding to the Bureau of Naval the French. Spanish fleet at Tral-
Pereonnel In fo rm a tio n Bulletin. : fa|gar> again saving England from
The operation. *hich was the | possible invasion by Napoleon; the
largest of it* kind in the history | Northern blockade of the South in
of American education, proceed- the Civil war, the decisive factor
ed according to plan. in the Confederate’s defeat; the
Students actually reporting de- blockade of Germany and defeat ‘
viated bv less than 2 per cent from
the number of estimated in ad­vance,
and the distribution among
the Units was almost precisely
Navy Program
Has 77,000 Men
In V-12 Training
the submarine menace in the First
World War.
And now in the Second World
^ ___ ______ . _ War, sea power is again powerfully
accord with previously determined * shaping the course of history as
quotas. new weapons like the airplane and
To provide a continuing supply tank are transported to foreign
o f o ffice r candidates ir> rhe various I soils .and kept supplied by Navy-special
fields required by the U. S. protected convoys, he concluded.
Navy Marine Corps. =‘ "<1 Coast Strategy
Guard was the rcas.m the Nav•> Branching over to strategy, he
V-12 program v established.
In College Program
It is basically a college prog
Its primary purpose is to
prospective Naval
benefits of college «ducaii
explained tactics originated by Ad.
niiral Nelson — “capping" oi
air. "T’ing" the enemy naval column
five instead of exchanging broadsides
the in parallel columns, thus depriving
the enemy of. the effectiveness
those areas
The program absorbed the pre­vious
V-l and V-7 programs as
well as the special college training
program of the C- S. Marine Corps
Reserve; it also was coordinated
with the NROTC. which continues
substantially as in the past
Four-fifths of tho«e called to
active duty with the first \ -12
group were men alreid> in col­lege
in. an inactive reserve statu*.
A Urge proportion of tbs re-maining
fifth entered pro­gram
directly from civilian life.
Others were drawn from enlisted
personnel of the Navy, Marine
Corps, and Coast Guard.
Of the total, about 15 per cent
are officer candidates for the Ma­rine
Corps; several hundred a r e ;
destined for service with the Coast
Guard, and * U e rest are to b e ,
Naval officer*.
Future Training :
The whole V-12 program haA
been described as a college pro-gram,
wled by the (Please Turn to Page Four)
M ail Service A t
V-12 Post O ffice
Runs Smoothly
"Hus our platoon leader picked
up our mail yet?" This is the ques­tion
which Mail Specialist, 2 c
Dale M. Carlyle, hears about 400
times a day at his station post of­fice
which is located in Morton
Hall lobby.
Carlyle hails from1 Sheridan,
Wyoming, where he worked for the
United States Post Office for
seven years prior to his entering
the Navy, September 22, 1942. His
first station was at the fleet post
office in San Diego, Calif.; since
that appointment, he has worked
at the Marine A ir Station at Go-leta,
Calif., and again at the fleet
post office in San Diego, and now
at Arizona State.
"The work isnt’ so hard if you’re
used to it, and I ’m used to it, ’ said
Carlyle, when asked how difficult
it is for one man to handle the
1000-1500 pieces of mail which 400
trainees send-out and receive daily.
“ If only the fellows would in­struct
their correspondents about
addressing their mail properly, the
set-up would be lots easier, con­tinued
Carlyle. *‘A uniform ad­dress
system, according to comp­any
ana platoon, has been worked
out, whicrt facilitates the handling
of the mail. Mail will t>e handed
out sooner if the correct address is
nlaced on the correspondence.”
The duties of mail clerk include
setting up the post office and “just
regular postal work.” There will
probably be a full service in the
near future which will include
monev orders, registered letter,
and other post office features.
WAR DEPARTMENT
LISTS FLAGSTAFF
AIRMAN AS DEAD
Second Lt. George H. Rawson.
only son of Mr. and Mrs. G. C.
Rawson, 618 W. Cherry, was listed
as dead by the War departm ent
August 20. He had been missing in
action since January 30, after a
plane accident in the South Pacific.
Lt. Rawson entered the U. S.
Marine A ir Corps in November.
1941, receiving his preliminary
training on the west coast and his
advanced training at Corpus
Christi, Texas.
Educated primarily in local
schools, he graduated from Flag­staff
high and attended ASTC two
years. He was employed at the
Flagstaff Auto Supply at the time
of his enlistment. Formerly he wi
a teller at the Bank of Arizona.
<CCIub R e a d y For Use
By V-12 M e n A n d Legionnaires
' 7he Mark A. Moore American Legion Post announces
that the Legion Club opening will be held September 1, with
off/cers of the Naval Training Unit here at Flagstaff as hon­ored
guests. . j ,
Commander Fine of the American Legion, stated that
-- —---------------- ” ^inv itatio ns are also being sent to-
Francis Thompson lhe facu,ty of the CollCKe’ State
Wins Presidential
Unit Citation Ribbon
with militaQ’ procedures
(Please Turn to Page Four)
EIGHTH TWILIGHT BAND CONCERT
L. A L F R E D A N D E RSO N , Director
College Lawn, Sept. 1. 1943, 1940 P. M.
Francis W i l l i a m Thompson
PhMIc, USN, of Butte, Montana,
has just received word through the
Hospital Corps Quarterly, maga­zine
of the Bureau of Medicine and
Surgery, Navy Department, that he
has been awarded the Presidential
Unit Citation ribbon for his work
at the U. S. Naval Hospital, Pearl
Harbor, T. H. Thompson served at
that station from February. 1940
until November, 1942. He witness­ed
the bombing of Pearl Harbor
and played an active part in driv­ing
ambulances and giving firs:
aid to the wounded throughout thi
attack. During his four years in ftle
Navy, ‘Tommie” has had duty
aboard transports, hospitals, the
Navy dispensaries at Tucson and
now in Flagstaff.
The Citation reads: “ For merit-ouious
achievement and distin­guished
service subsequent to the
Japanese air attack on the United
StateB Pacific Fleet at Peafl H ar­bor,
Territory of Hawaii, on De­cember
7, 1941. A t the time of thf
attack and afterwards, this unit
displayed conspicuous devotion in
the lihe of duty. Its ability to cope
with this disaster was responsible
for the successful care of all cas­ualties
and the saving of many
lives. The professional skill dis­played
and distinguished service
rendered by this Hosuital Unit
were in keeping with the highest
traditions of the Naval service.”
Commander of the American Le-t
gion,, the presidents of ail civic or-ganiznations.
the clergymen. C
mander and officers at the Navajo
“Glory to the Trumpets’'
“ Finlandia”
“ National Emblem’
March
Tone Poem
March
Brockenshire
Sibelius
Bagley
Frim l
Rocca, Lake
Herbert
'Indian Love Call" ______ _______ ___
Cornet Solo, Calvin Greer, F.H.S. Instructor
“Tiger Rag,” "Yeah Drummer" .........................
— .Band Novelties
“I'm Falling In Love wTth Someone” *
Selection from “Naughty Carietta”
"Semper Paratus" ........... ............... ....... .......... Baskerck
Honoring Coast Guard Students at ASTC
Val Heegler, A.S., Directing
■'Blue Danube Waltx” .......... ........ .............. ......... Strauss
Balancing Routine by Miss Lillian Dietzman
“The Marine Hymn,I’ and “Anchors Aweigh”
Taps and the National Anthem.
I t is requested that there be no applause following “Taps”
9.
Seabees Perform
Important Work
At Rendova Island
Navy Seabees, after landing on
Rendova Island June 30 under fire,
conquered a feature of the terrain
which at first threatened to become
perhaps a greater obstacle than the
enemy’s resistance.
That obstacle was the oozy,
mucky ground on the shore, ground
so soft that it precluded the build­ing
of hard roads over which heavy
tractors and trucks could haul the
artillery, ammunition and supplies
required to bring about the con­quest
of Munda.
This obstacle was hurdled by
the use of corduroy roads, one
of the oldest American methods
for improvising a roadway over
soft ground.
Commander H. Roy Whittaker,
Civil Engineer Corps, IJ.S.N.R., of
Tacony, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
officer in charge of the Seabee
unit which landed with the U. S.
Forces on Rendova, related that
steel mesh nets failed to “snow-shoe”
the heavy guns over the
roadway. Only the 12-foot lengths
of palm tree trunks cut by the
Seabees turned the trick. W ith the
raodway given some substance by
these logs, the heavy equipment
which enabled the U. S. forces to
blast the Japs with heavy explo­sives
was moved in.
“ It was immediately seen that
the marsh had no firm foundation
to build heavy equipment roads,
reported Commander Whittaker.
“After four or five trips of heavy
vehicles, they bogged down and
movement was difficult, and in
many cases, impossible. Mesh was
brought, but it was useless after
passage of eight or ten trucks.”
The next day. he said, the Ma­rines
and Army requested the
Seabees to build roads in order to
move np heavy howitzers, anti­aircraft
guns, ammunition and
bivoqac equipment. "Even tract­ors
bogged down in two to three
(PUm Turn to Pago T hru
Ordnance Depot, Belleniont, the
Ration Board, Selective Service
Board, neighboring American Le­gion
posts, Coconino Sun Staff, all
ho have supported the club
financially and all members <■<* the
local Legion post.
Mrs. Ole Salsburg was appointed
by Commander Fine as chairman
of the reception committee. The en­tertainment
for the evening will be
provided by the V-12 orchestra and .
Betty Bell, contralto.
After many weeks of continuous
ork, the club has been completed
and everything is in order for the
servicemen. The equipment purch­ased
for the billiard tables at the
Club amounted to almost $200. The
billiard tables were all repaired
and are in the very best of condi­tion.
Ladies of the American Legion
Auxiliary have cooperated in every
way to help make the club ready
for the September 1 , ’ opening.
Their latest contribution. were the
curtains for the Club windows.
Club Accomodates 100
The completed club is very strik­ing
appearance. Two rooms make
up the club. One room is to be
used for Legion meetings and the
other for the men of the \ V-12 ,
Legionnaires and their guests.
The larger club room can ac­commodate
100 persons and is
equipped with a bar, dance floor,
pool tables and writing desk.
Construction has been underway
30 days and the club iB now ready
for use.
V-12 ORDERS
1. All ftainees are urged to
watch bulletin announcements
regarding securing temporary
I. D. cards. Men from the fleet
who already have I. D. cards
are to report at the time re­quested
and show such cards.
v2. All (Navy) trainees are urged
to watch' bulletin announce­ment
requesting them to re­port
in connection with re­porting
orders and affidavits
to be sworn to.
Men failing to comply will not
be paid at the next regular
pay day inasmuch as accomp­lishment
of the above docu­ments
are required by regu­lation
before a man is taken
up for pay. ■
S. Trainees are not to feed dogs
or bring them into any of the
Navy buildings.
4. To secure clothing at small
stores the following procedure
will prevail: Secure and fill
out in ink, 8 and A Farm 28,
in duplicate. These forms are
available for Marines from
the First Sergeant: for Navy
from Eexecutive Yeoman.
Both Navy and Marines will
then show these forms to the
officer in charge of Clothing
and Small Stores, Ensign
Nicholson, for approval and
In itialing. They will then be
••f* hy Navy trainees with the
Disbursing officer for final
approval or disapproval. The
Marine trainee* will present
the forma to the First Ser­geant
who will mbmH them to
the Captain for final approval
or disapproval. Than call dar­ing
small stores hours, which
are Tuesday and Thursday.
l m - U W aad 13M-14M, tor
(Signed) U . L. H. Schnell
Executive Officer.

( T h e d i l u t e
v h L 31— NO. 7 PUBLISHED BY ASSO CIATED STU DENTS AT FLAGSTAFf, A R IZ O N A TUESDAY. A U G U ST 31, 1943 LEGION CLUB OPENS SEPT. 1
FORMAL OPENING TOMORROW
ELEBRATES COMPLETION
* i J U L U L
PINE
NEEDLES
4 i i i J L i
By Midgs
If you tee a man around the
campus that without a doubt could
be labelled “ the happiest man in
ihe world," you can bet your life
it is Papa Mehlenbacher.
The professor was presented with
a six-pound baby girl Saturday
morning at the Flagstaff Hospital.
The baby has been named after its
two grandmothers, Ju lia Mary.
Commander Fine asked us to ask
vou to bring down the pennants of
your old Alma Maters to decorate
the Legion Club. So you had better
setnd an S. 0. S. home for the pen­nant
of Pottawatami U. and see if
you can’s get the first one up at
the new club.
Pictured above is the opening scene from “ Boots on Parade” which was preseent-ed
by members of the V-12 Nava) Training Unit, here at A.S.T.C. on August 26 & 27
If you want to keep posted on
mistakes, misprints, ana various
other incidentals that appear in the
Pine and that shouldn't be there,
just read Pine Needles and we will
not only point out the mistakes,
but we shall also print our apolo­gies.
The first apology goes to Pvt.
Joe Stacey. U.S.M.C. An article
appeared last week on the sports
page which was about Joe, but the
printed got a little fussed with
Turley’s writing. The result— they
rave Joe a by-line. We’re sorry
Joe—but it wa sa well-written
story. You should have been proud
when people said you wrote i t
An English dancer says sleeping
out of doors makes one beautiful.
At least we’re able to account for
the charming appearance of the
average hobo that rides Santa Fe
through Flagstaff.
We heard the other day that the
U. S. has three armies. One fight­ing,
one training and one on fur­lough.
To the entire cast of "Boots on
Parade" should go the honor of dis­tinction.
It was a big success, but
we have one suggestion — don’t
make us wait too long before we
have another performance from
you gentlement of the theatre.
Playgoer Reviews
"Boots on Parade"
. The speech has been spoken, the
song has been sung. Now all that
is left is a smudge of greasepaint
behind the ear, and a lively mem­ory
of a highly successful presen­tation.
The Navy-Marine Variety Show,
“Boots on Parade,” presented last
week-end, has not only left the men
of the base and the townsfolk all
rosy cheeked in glee, but what’s
more, the officcr who can’t be
heard in the rear, and the officcr
who’s always talking on ‘matters.’
and the officer who carries a sack
of potatoes around with him, liked
it too.
Effective Production
In the opinion of the Playgoer,
the reason the production was so
effective was due to the following
factors: the excellence of the words
and music, both In composition and
in presentation; the talent display­ed
by Pvta. Dick Rice and Bob
Sianger, especially manifest in the
Naval Organization scene; the
Kifted Diano-fingere of Val Heeg-ler,
A.S., and K urt Miller, A.S., the
■ < nsatility of Master of Ceremon­ies
John Meyers, A.S., and Comed­ian
Jack Rooklyn, A. S.; the in­genuity
of A rt Director Bill
P.oesch, A.S., apparent in the Bal
lot Burlesque; the helpful sugges­tions
offered by Captain K irt Nor-t-.
n, Lt. Edward L. Smith, and Dr.
Lynn; and the wholehearted co­operation
rendered Producer Bill
Stocking, A.S., and Director Pvt.
Paul Minchin by all members of
the chorus, ballet, orchestra, play-writes,
business department, under
Dannv Vadala, A.S., and the stage
crew headed by P v t Denny Robert­son.
The men of the V-12 have done a
wonderful job and the showman­ship
was or the finest caliber.
And quoting a lyric Tfrom "Boots
on Parade" we say “i t has done
justice to the Navy and the Ma­rine*.
Tallest Trainee
To Be Featured
On Band Program
Members of Platoon 1 . Company
A, of both the Navy and Marine
Corps contingents will take part in
the eighth in the series of twilight
band concerts. These concerts are
presented by the Lumberjack con­cert
band every Wednesday eve­ning
at 19.10 under the direction of
J . Alfred Anderson, band instruc-
- tor.
During the playing of the Navy
and Marine anthems, members of
these platoons will present march­ing
routines.
Also featured on this week’s pro­gram
will be Miss Lililan Dietz-man
who will perform a balancing
routine to Strauss’ “ Blue Danube’’
waltz. Calvin Greer, cornetist, will
solo in "Indian Love Call" by
Friml.
Val Heegler, A.S.. will direct the
band for the playing of “ Sjempiir
Paratus” anthem of the Coast
Gtfard. The Marine and Navy
anthems will be directed by Pvt.
Jaines W. Crapser and Wayne W.
Bryant, A.S., respectively
Comdr. Homer
Tells Rotary
Of Sea Power
Im portance Upon
H istory Extolled
A t Tuesday Lunch
Sea power is still one of
the most important war in­fluences
upon history, despite
the rise of air power.
That was the consensus of
Commander R. B. Horner,
new commandant at ASTC’s
V-12 unit, Tuesday at the
weekly Rotary luncheon when
he spoke on the "Influence of
Sea Power Upon History.” He
also gave data on V-12 units
and their aim.
To prove his point, Comdr. Hor­ner
cited ancient history of B. C.
ages and then followed important
, naval engagements up through
modern times, showing how sea
power influenced history. He' used
• Captain Mahon's 19th century
I book, “The Influence of Sea Powei
jU pon History,” as the text of his
i speech.
Examples 1 Decisive examples of sea power's
. , , v, i influence upon history cited by
Seventy-seven thousand Naxv Comdr Horner Were:
V-12 students reported for active | W hen the-British fleet defeated
duty July 1 at 131 colleges and urn j thp Spanish Armada in 1588.
versities and 81 medical and dental , hence M ving EnR|amj : Lord Ad-schools
throughout the nation, ac- niirBj Horatio Nelson's victory over
cocding to the Bureau of Naval the French. Spanish fleet at Tral-
Pereonnel In fo rm a tio n Bulletin. : fa|gar> again saving England from
The operation. *hich was the | possible invasion by Napoleon; the
largest of it* kind in the history | Northern blockade of the South in
of American education, proceed- the Civil war, the decisive factor
ed according to plan. in the Confederate’s defeat; the
Students actually reporting de- blockade of Germany and defeat ‘
viated bv less than 2 per cent from
the number of estimated in ad­vance,
and the distribution among
the Units was almost precisely
Navy Program
Has 77,000 Men
In V-12 Training
the submarine menace in the First
World War.
And now in the Second World
^ ___ ______ . _ War, sea power is again powerfully
accord with previously determined * shaping the course of history as
quotas. new weapons like the airplane and
To provide a continuing supply tank are transported to foreign
o f o ffice r candidates ir> rhe various I soils .and kept supplied by Navy-special
fields required by the U. S. protected convoys, he concluded.
Navy Marine Corps. =‘ "<1 Coast Strategy
Guard was the rcas.m the Nav•> Branching over to strategy, he
V-12 program v established.
In College Program
It is basically a college prog
Its primary purpose is to
prospective Naval
benefits of college «ducaii
explained tactics originated by Ad.
niiral Nelson — “capping" oi
air. "T’ing" the enemy naval column
five instead of exchanging broadsides
the in parallel columns, thus depriving
the enemy of. the effectiveness
those areas
The program absorbed the pre­vious
V-l and V-7 programs as
well as the special college training
program of the C- S. Marine Corps
Reserve; it also was coordinated
with the NROTC. which continues
substantially as in the past
Four-fifths of tho«e called to
active duty with the first \ -12
group were men alreid> in col­lege
in. an inactive reserve statu*.
A Urge proportion of tbs re-maining
fifth entered pro­gram
directly from civilian life.
Others were drawn from enlisted
personnel of the Navy, Marine
Corps, and Coast Guard.
Of the total, about 15 per cent
are officer candidates for the Ma­rine
Corps; several hundred a r e ;
destined for service with the Coast
Guard, and * U e rest are to b e ,
Naval officer*.
Future Training :
The whole V-12 program haA
been described as a college pro-gram,
wled by the (Please Turn to Page Four)
M ail Service A t
V-12 Post O ffice
Runs Smoothly
"Hus our platoon leader picked
up our mail yet?" This is the ques­tion
which Mail Specialist, 2 c
Dale M. Carlyle, hears about 400
times a day at his station post of­fice
which is located in Morton
Hall lobby.
Carlyle hails from1 Sheridan,
Wyoming, where he worked for the
United States Post Office for
seven years prior to his entering
the Navy, September 22, 1942. His
first station was at the fleet post
office in San Diego, Calif.; since
that appointment, he has worked
at the Marine A ir Station at Go-leta,
Calif., and again at the fleet
post office in San Diego, and now
at Arizona State.
"The work isnt’ so hard if you’re
used to it, and I ’m used to it, ’ said
Carlyle, when asked how difficult
it is for one man to handle the
1000-1500 pieces of mail which 400
trainees send-out and receive daily.
“ If only the fellows would in­struct
their correspondents about
addressing their mail properly, the
set-up would be lots easier, con­tinued
Carlyle. *‘A uniform ad­dress
system, according to comp­any
ana platoon, has been worked
out, whicrt facilitates the handling
of the mail. Mail will t>e handed
out sooner if the correct address is
nlaced on the correspondence.”
The duties of mail clerk include
setting up the post office and “just
regular postal work.” There will
probably be a full service in the
near future which will include
monev orders, registered letter,
and other post office features.
WAR DEPARTMENT
LISTS FLAGSTAFF
AIRMAN AS DEAD
Second Lt. George H. Rawson.
only son of Mr. and Mrs. G. C.
Rawson, 618 W. Cherry, was listed
as dead by the War departm ent
August 20. He had been missing in
action since January 30, after a
plane accident in the South Pacific.
Lt. Rawson entered the U. S.
Marine A ir Corps in November.
1941, receiving his preliminary
training on the west coast and his
advanced training at Corpus
Christi, Texas.
Educated primarily in local
schools, he graduated from Flag­staff
high and attended ASTC two
years. He was employed at the
Flagstaff Auto Supply at the time
of his enlistment. Formerly he wi
a teller at the Bank of Arizona.